IT’S IN THE KISS

Penny For Your Thoughts By: Nancy Whitaker

Do you remember your first kiss? Was it a playful kiss? A peck on the cheek? Well my experiences started in kindergarten. I was a small little girl and at recess we gals would go outside and chase little boys. I knew which boy I wanted to catch. He ran faster than me and I never did catch him. If I would have caught him, I would have kissed him. So that was not a first kiss, but it was fun trying.

I bet people have been kissing since Biblical times. we do know that Judas betrayed Jesus with a kiss, and I read that kisses are mentioned in various scriptures. There was The Parting Kiss, a Betrayal Kiss, a Devotional Kiss, a Passionate Kiss, and a Kiss of Fellowship (greeting). Some countries use kissing as a form of greeting.

Of course we may have heard of French Kisses, cheek kisses, forehead kisses, single lip kissing and butterfly kissing. The last two types of smooching I don’t think I have tried. A friend told me that butterfly kisses is when you use your eyelashes and brush your partners cheek. Then there is the so called Eskimo kisses which we have all probably tried. The kiss involves two noses rubbing together. 

I always thought that you could spread germs if you have a cold by kissing. However it seems as if kissing is good for us. Kisses are supposed to make us feel better. If you kiss and pass germs a doctor says kissing exposes us to bacteria that helps build our immunity. In fact, studies have shown that kissing can transfer over 80 million different bacteria between partners, which works out well for our well-being. The bacteria introduced when kissing help the body recognize and fight off illness. Plus, the act can stimulate saliva production, which washes away harmful bacteria. Now we can just kiss whenever.

As kids we used to play Spin the Bottle. If the bottle landed on the right person, they could tell someone else something to do. A friend of mine told me he got his first kiss by playing Spin the Bottle. (I wonder if he was 12 years old or 32) That is a joke. 

The longest kiss lasted 58 hours, 35 minutes and 58 seconds according to Guinness Book of records. Also couples have broken up over being bad kissers.

I did not know this until I was told that no two lip impressions are the same. 

I think everyone may want or like a kiss even if you have a cold. According to some doctor we just get our germs together and both get sick. 

Here’s something to do:

Tell me some songs with Kiss in the title and I will give you a Penny For Your Thoughts or maybe a Butterfly Kiss…

Here are a few songs: 

“Kiss an Angel good morning.” Charley Pride

“Then he kissed me”

“Kiss Me Quick” by Elvis Presley

“It’s in His kiss”